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John Wick: Chapter 2
- Director
- Chad Stahelski
- Release Date
- February 10, 2017
- Distributor(s)
- Lionsgate
- Cast
- John Leguizamo , Ian McShane , Thomas Sadoski , Common , Keanu Reeves , David Patrick Kelly , Lance Reddick , Laurence Fishburne , Ruby Rose , Peter Stormare , Bridget Moynahan
- Writers
- Derek Kolstad
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Franchise(s)
- John Wick
- Sequel(s)
- John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum , John Wick: Chapter 4 , John Wick: Chapter 5
- prequel(s)
- John Wick
- Budget
- 40 million
Summary
John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins' guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world's most dangerous killers.
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